The Fifth Element Frequently Asked Questions

Answer: wife and lawyer

The first was from his wife, telling him she was leaving him. The one from the lawyer was telling him he was also leaving, with Korben's wife. Ouch!

Answer: camera flash

The military guy wanted some pictures 'for the archives.' Yeah, right. One player suggested that the flash is actually an electric charge to start the heart. An online script calls it a camera, but from the film itelf, it's hard to know for sure.

Answer: This is really amazing.

Upon seeing the alien open the door to the cella holding the five elements.

Answer: From the body cavity of Diva Plavalaguna

During a fire-fight in the theatre on board Fhloston Paradise, Diva Plavalaguna is shot and mortally wounded by a Mangalorean warrior. Before passing away she indicates that the sacred stones have been smuggled aboard, secreted within her body cavity. Dallas carefully removes the stones as the diva takes her last breath and escapes from the foundering vessel with Ruby Rhod, Father Cornelius and the seriously injured Leeloo who had been shot and wounded by Zorg. David had been instructed earlier by Father Cornelius to travel to the temple chamber and await their return with the sacred stones. Zorg is killed shortly afterwards in a huge explosion that destroys Fhloston Paradise; an explosion caused by a device left on board the resort by the Mangaloreans.

Answer: wind

His sigh opens it up and gives them the clue as to how to get the others open.

Answer: green

Um, yeah. Whatever that means.

Answer: lunch

The letter said he was fired. At least he gets free lunch.

Answer: Perfect.

Her escape confirmed his opinion that she was perfect.

Answer: blue

Very colorful movie, this.

Answer: Jean-Paul Gaultier

Many of the costumes featured in 'The Fifth Element' are eccentric to say the least. Jean-Paul Gaultier was born on the 24th of April 1952 in the suburb of Arcueil to the south of Paris. For an artist with no formal professional training he has enjoyed a long and successful career as a designer; he presented his first collection in 1976 and rapidly became regarded as the bad boy of French fashion design through his use of unusual models which included old people, tattooed and pierced models and those with 'fuller' figures - and sometimes a combination of all of them! Undeterred Gaultier continued to employ his own unique techniques which garnered him both the respect and criticism of his peers and a great degree of popularity with the public. Gaultier was also the designer responsible for the costumes, notably the golden cone bra and corset set, that caused outrage in some circles during 1990 at the start of Madonna's 'Blond Ambition' world tour. In recent years Gaultier's designs have been influenced by nautical themes as can be seen in many of the television adverts promoting his fragrances. In addition to 'The Fifth Element', he has designed the costumes for a number of films, most notably the Peter Greenaway film 'The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover' and 'The City of Lost Children' directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Answer: The Dark Planet

It stopped 62 miles from impact with Earth.

Answer: trying to light a cigarette

One of his daily four, I guess.

Answer: 2 Golden Menus

I wonder how much McDonald's paid for that little plug. After the guys got their food, Korben's cab knocked it off their car. Then later they crash into a McDonald's truck. Ah, how satisfying.

Answer: Time not important. Only life important.

He talks the way the Fifth Element will later.

Answer: David

"Wind blows, fire burns and rain falls" whispers the badly injured Leeloo into Dallas' ear as she contemplates within herself whether or not humanity is worth saving. After positioning the stones upon their plinths they fail to activate and the team believe that all is lost. David, exasperated, leans forward toward the stone in front of him and sighs. To his astonishment the stone begins to open although he is initially unaware as to how this happened. Once they realise that the passage of David's breath over the stone displaying the symbol for air activates it, they set about working on the others; the water stone, by dripping beads of sweat from a handkerchief upon it, the earth stone by placing a handful of sand upon it and the fire stone by placing a lighted match on its top. As soon as each stone is activated and Dallas convinces Leeloo that humanity is indeed worth saving, powerful beams of light project towards the figure of Leeloo in the centre of the chamber; this beam of divine light then bursts forth from her mouth and flies off into space where it finally destroys the evil sphere and saves all life on earth.

Answer: Jean-Paul Gaultier

His fashion creations, both in this movie and in haute couture, are wildly extravagant. I can't imagine anyone actually wearing the stuff he makes, but it certainly is creative.

Answer: To save the world.

Sounds like preparation for 'Armageddon'.

Answer: None of these

He says, 'I only speak two languages: English and bad English.'

Answer: a key

It was the key to the cella for the five elements. He passed it on dutifully until the aliens' return.

Answer: 3

She calls:
1) after he wins the contest
2) when he gets to the hotel room on Fhloston, and
3) when the President talks to her.